Bolitoglossa longissima

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Salamandroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Urodela Subordo: Salamandroidea

Familia: Plethodontidae
Subfamilia: Bolitoglossinae
Genus: Bolitoglossa
Species: Bolitoglossa longissima

Name

Bolitoglossa longissima McCranie & Cruz-Díaz, 1996

Type locality: "along the trail to Pico La Picucha, Sierra de Agalta (14° 58´ N, 85° 55´ W), ca. 10 airline km NNW Catacamas, 1900 m elevation, Departamento de Olancho, Honduras".

Holotype: MVZ 222552.

Synonyms

• Bolitoglossa longissima McCranie & Cruz-Díaz, 1996
• Bolitoglossa (Magnadigita) longissima — Parra-Olea, García-París & Wake, 2004

References

• McCranie and Cruz-Díaz, 1996, Caribb. J. Sci., 32: 195.
• Parra-Olea, García-París, and Wake, 2004, Biol. J. Linn. Soc., 81: 336.
• Frost, D. 2008. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July, 2008). Electronic Database accessible at www.research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Bolitoglossa longissima
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Bolitoglossa longissima. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Bolitoglossa longissima  (Critically Endangered) Downloaded on 30 July 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Longest Climbing Salamander